The Best Thing I Ever Made - Hot Dogs

I don't often make hot dogs at home, I tend to enjoy mine at the ballpark or at one of the newly popular gourmet hot dog places. One thing I do admit to loving that you don't usually find out in a restaurant is good old Franks and Beans. I made this for myself for my birthday a few years back and you can check it out here.



I know you can just buy these thrown together in a can, but I love the baked in flavor with the brown sugar. I am finding that most of the 'best things' I ever made are things that are not necessarily fancy, but have great memories attached with them.

What is one of the things you make at home because you can't find it in restaurants?

Egg Bake Obsession

I have been recently obsessed with these simple egg bakes that I put together trying to use up some leftover refried beans. This egg bake is a great way to use up random leftovers in your fridge and have a nice warm breakfast or even dinner.


My standard version contains egg, refried beans, garlic powder and Soyrizo. Soyrizo is a meat free substitute for delicious chorizo, which is a spicy sausage. I have also made this with leftover chicken and some spinach. Preheat your oven or toaster oven to 400 degrees and grab an oven safe dish.


Spray the dish with non-stick cooking spray and add a layer of refried beans to the bottom.


Squeeze the Soyrizo out of its casing and spread it over the beans.


Carefully break the egg over the top and season with salt and garlic powder. Get this in the oven for 15 minutes and you are ready to eat!


I know this doesn't look all that great, but the flavors all go together so well. When you break the egg yolk it creates a rich and tasty sauce that covers the whole dish.


And just a tip, put the burning hot dish inside of another bowl for easier eating!

So have you tried Soyrizo before and if so do you have any other recipes to share with me?

The Best Thing I Ever Made - Using Chopsticks

So I am sticking with the same categories I used for the 'Best Thing I Ever Ate' series, so this one is sort of a stretch. I will just share an Asian recipe that I love, and you can go ahead and use chopsticks while you eat it. Believe me, you really want to make this dish!

Swimming Rama



I am linking this one twice because that peanut sauce is so amazing. Click here for Peanut dreaminess.